Cluster Profile
| 1 | Name Of Cluster | Ernakulam Rubber |
| 2 | Place | Ernakulam |
| 3 | District | Ernakulam |
| 4 | State | Kerala |
| 5 | No of firms (by type) | 50 units |
| 6 | No. of workers | Not available. |
| 7 | Turnover(Rs in Million's) | Rs. 200 Million. |
| 8 | Associations in cluster | Not available. |
| 9 | Major products | Conventional Tread, Pre-cured Tread, Cushioning Gum (very few units), Bonding Gum (very few units), Gew Rubber moulded products. - Tread Rubber Products (Conventional Tread for various automobile requirement & Pre-cured Tread for various automobile requirement) range with new designs, standardized. |
| 10 | Specific and relevant technical institutions (R&D, Testing Lab accredited) |
DIC, Ernakulam |
| 11 | Major markets | Within India Kerala Export Nil. |
| 12 | Major problems/prospects | The product offering is very less hence need for adding more products like cushion gum, Bonding gum, moulded rubber products etc. Product does not guarantee life of the product. Product Technology has not developed according to the current standards of expectations (e.g. life of treads) No product innovations happened. Product range, formulations finish. Absence of sales and distribution network. Production technology, especially labour intensive process, which could be reduced by mechanization using CFC. Non availability of machinery and facility. |
| 13 | Data source and updated on | March 2009, KBIP, Thiruvananthapuram |